This is why you don’t stay in your car during a tornado. Find sturdy shelter or a low spot instead. If you stay in the vehicle, this is what can happen. And remember, this bus is much bigger than your car. This was a few days ago – in Poland, no less…

If you love STORM CHASERS on the Discovery channel, this blog is for you. The chase season is in full swing right now and this blog follows the chasers while they’re out shooting the series to air this fall. It’s a great blog with some interesting behind the scenes pictures….

The folks who do this website are chasing along with the TIV, DOW and the entire STORM CHASERS crew this year. Lots of great video and frequent updates during the severe weather season. You can also follow along with their live webcams during chases (You might see something if you log on Thursday of this week as a tornado outbreak is possible in the Plains and I’m sure they’ll be out).

This is perhaps THE website for all who are interested in chasing and severe weather. The forum section is frequented by experienced chasers and meteorologist who love to chat about storms. All storm junkies must visit from time-to-time…

This morning, I’m watching big storms roll through the midwest. There are waves of severe weather affecting areas like St. Louis, Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio. It’s 5:51 in the morning and there are already three tornado watches that stretch from the midwest to the east coast. Here’s a storm report from the National Weather Service after a storm passed through Rush County, Indiana, during the early moring hours…

SEVERAL HOMES HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED AROUND THE TOWN OF MOSCOW. POLICE REPORT UNKNOWN NUMBER OF INJURIES AND NUMEROUS PEOPLE MISSING.

These are the kind of reports we hate to read. Now, people will be left to pick up the pieces and recover from damaging storms. Ask anyone who has been through it, recovering from tornadoes and severe weather is not a fun process…

Here’s a map of the severe weather reports from yesterday (June 3rd)…

Each dot is a report of severe weather. The blue dots are wind reports, green = hail and red = tornadoes (there were 16 reports of twisters yesterday). Needless to say, the weather has been very active…

So, what’s causing all of the active weather in the midwest? The answer – the controlling pattern is imbalanced. The weather is the most severe where the imbalance is the worst. It’s just the way the weather works. The atmosphere naturally wants to be in a state of balance and when it’s not, it tries (sometimes violently) to find a balanced state. Take a look at this video takes from a security camera as a house across the street takes a hit from an EF-5 tornado in Parkersburg, Iowa, last month…

This video shows the atmosphere trying as hard as it can to return to a balanced state. The more imblance, the more turbulence…

Let these scenes be a reminder to you that the storms of life grow larger when you live without balance in your own life. Here’s something else to think about: If you have a spouse and kids, your imbalance doesn’t just affect you, it affects them. When you’re going through a life storm, those around you often feel the fury, too.

So today, take some time and think about your life. How can you work to create more balance and peace? How can you change your schedule to spend more time at home? What can you do to make sure your kids know how much they’re loved? What can you add (or take away) from your diet to make it healthful? What can you do today to make your life better tomorrow? If you feel stessed, out of control and highly imbalanced, please don’t wait until your storm of life is big enough to blow apart your home. Work on creating balance now. Sometimes, it takes less energy than you think to make your life much better…